RM>>  Unless you go to Vermont every week, that's not enough
RM>> flying to keep the old reflexes in shape (gr)
Believe it or not it isn't that bad.. The first flight is like a newbee but 
after that WATCH OUT.  I flew R\c's in the Marine Corps for 8 years making a 
living at my hobby.  It all come back real quick.
RM>>  so the old low-winger is 10 yrs old, what is it ??
It's arf planet-40 I got in a trade.  Got a os46 long stoke it it and it does 
very well for a smaller pattern style plane.. I still can do most of the
pattern very well.  It doesn't like the rolling circle though.  I've never
crashed it.  I did recover it a while back and eveyone thought I finally
bought a new plane..  I have a skip mast c-130 all cut out and ready for
work.  Have the fiberglass nacelles for it and all.  That's been sitting
around for about 12 years.  I thought I wanted to build one when I was
a USMC Kc-130 guy.  (Wanaa buy it?)  Than I got tied up with Byron jets
and that project took the back seat (and is still there)!..
  We DO have a well-stocked hobby shop in a
RM>> small town
RM>>  about 18 miles away, so my needs are met pretty well -
RM>> still, a good bit
RM>>  of my "stuff" comes via mail order - currently building a
RM>> Sig Hog-Bipe -
RM>>  put the primer paint coat on today - tommorow it's
RM>> wet-sanding day and
RM>>  first color coat - certainly a well engineered kit -
RM>> pleasure to build.
RM>>  Write often.  TTYL - Roger
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